counselling

counselling — 名詞

1. a service in which a trained person listens carefully to someone's personal or e

1.名詞B1
釋義

諮商

透過傾聽與對話協助解決個人問題的專業服務

a service in which a trained person listens carefully to someone's personal or emotional difficulties and helps them find practical ways to cope or make changes

例句

After losing his job, Hiro went to counselling to help him deal with the stress.

Hiro 失業後去接受諮商，幫助他應對壓力。

collocation: go to counselling

The school offers free counselling for students who are worried about their exams.

學校為擔心考試的學生提供免費諮商。

collocation: offer free counselling for + group

同義詞
  • therapy

    broader term that includes medical treatment; counselling is typically shorter-term and talk-based

  • guidance

    focuses on practical direction rather than emotional exploration

  • coaching

    goal- and performance-oriented, less concerned with emotional healing

文法句型

go to / attend / receive / seek counselling

counselling about [problem]

counselling for [person or condition]

用法筆記

Counselling is an uncountable noun, so it is not used with 'a' or 'an' and has no plural form. To refer to one individual meeting, use 'a counselling session'.

常見錯誤

❌I had a counselling yesterday.
✅I had a counselling session yesterday.
💡counselling is uncountable and cannot follow 'a'.
❌He gave me a good counselling.
✅He gave me good counselling.
💡counselling does not take an indefinite article.